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A Glosa Poem

A chapter in the book Heart Crafted Poems - 2023

A Pitcher of Hope

by JLR

There’s Wisdom In Silence by Justin Farley

There’s wisdom in silence;

Silence breeds seeds of wisdom.

Knowledge pours in like an flowing pitcher

Of water into an empty basin …

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I stand away from the grueling noise

ever hoping to sneak a break, a pause

from the jangled taunts of a reeling mind

troubled by the increasing crime, the lost

souls screaming at demons there but unseen,

the twenty-four seven mouth pieces miss

because they are told don’t go there today,

nor tomorrow or any other day,

because the people's elect pretend

There's wisdom in silence ...

But the problems unseen, while far too great

to sweep into the dark, dank crevasses

in alleyways, under paths, and freeways

seen every day as we drive by

are cloaked in our sea of worry, and strain.

So that this “no news" just becomes “good news."

Even creating a false narrative

can be somewhat soothing as we sludge through

the daily dramas of our own making, but ...

Silence breeds seeds of wisdom.

However, as daunting as this might sound

tragic suffering, the hate turned to rage.

The senseless strains of today’s hopes and dreams;

youth lost in the vortex of failed systems,

elders caught in the vice of inflation,

and workers sitting on the bench wringing their hands.

Angry, their jobs just don't get the bills paid.

Each man, woman, and child can bring on change.

But each of us must keep our heads mindful ...

Knowledge pours in like an flowing pitcher

of water springing forth for thirsty souls

unsullied by man's greed and power lust

and egoic unconscious use of "free will."

It has been said 'oft "Hope springs eternal."

So, as bad as life has been presented,

you, me, or them must always cling to hope

like a life vest, driftwood, or boat,

knowing bad times have seemed hopeless before.

Just fill your soul full of hope, like a pitcher

of water into an empty basin.

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February
2023

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A Glosa Poem

A chapter in the book Heart Crafted Poems - 2023

A Pitcher of Hope

by JLR

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